SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 757, 2637, 2718 PRINTER'S NO. 2885
No. 689 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY COWELL, COLAFELLA, MILLER, HERMAN, LESCOVITZ,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, KOSINSKI, BATTISTO, FOX, COY, LINTON,
DALEY, STAIRS, EVANS, LANGTRY, ITKIN, NOYE, CAWLEY, JOHNSON,
PRESTON, J. L. WRIGHT, VROON, FEE, PRESSMANN, CAPPABIANCA,
PISTELLA, LETTERMAN, MAINE, ROBINSON, MAIALE, D. W. SNYDER,
MARKOSEK, VAN HORNE, SEMMEL, NAHILL, JOSEPHS, REBER, HALUSKA,
TANGRETTI, TRELLO, CARLSON, HERSHEY, PETRARCA, DeLUCA,
SAURMAN, FLICK, MICHLOVIC, JAROLIN, OLIVER, STEIGHNER,
McHALE, FARGO, MORRIS, MELIO, CORRIGAN, HARPER, STUBAN,
GEIST, BELARDI, LEVDANSKY, WOGAN, CLYMER, STABACK, CIVERA,
THOMAS, COLAIZZO, GRUPPO, OLASZ, BOWLEY, BELFANTI, BUSH,
BUNT, RAYMOND, McVERRY, LASHINGER AND HUGHES, MARCH 7, 1989
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, DECEMBER 6, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541),
2 entitled "An act providing scholarships and providing funds
3 to secure Federal funds for qualified students of the
4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need financial assistance to
5 attend postsecondary institutions of higher learning, making
6 an appropriation, and providing for the administration of
7 this act," further providing for fiscal administration and
8 for an increase in the maximum grant.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 6(b) of the act of January 25, 1966 (1965
12 P.L.1546, No.541), entitled "An act providing scholarships and
13 providing funds to secure Federal funds for qualified students
14 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need financial
15 assistance to attend postsecondary institutions of higher
1 learning, making an appropriation, and providing for the
2 administration of this act," amended December 18, 1969 (P.L.383,
3 No.169), is amended to read:
4 Section 6. * * *
5 (b) The [sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or
6 as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby specifically
7 appropriated to the] agency is authorized to conduct a matching
8 funds program for the purpose of assisting Pennsylvania
9 institutions of higher learning[, including State-owned colleges
10 or universities within the Commonwealth, or] and Pennsylvania
11 students attending [such institutions] any approved institution
12 of higher learning in securing [or] and distributing Federal or
13 other funds to be used by the institutions [of higher learning,
14 including State-owned colleges or universities], the agency or
15 other entities approved by the agency as financial aid to
16 students in meeting their costs of attendance at [such
17 institutions. Where any of the appropriated funds are to be
18 allocated by the agency to the individual institutions of higher
19 learning and State-owned colleges or universities they shall be
20 allocated in the proportion that the institution's full-time
21 enrollment bears to the total full-time enrollment among all the
22 institutions of higher learning and State-owned colleges or
23 universities receiving such allocations and in accordance with
24 rules and regulations established by the board of directors of
25 the agency. Such regulations may include, but shall not be
26 limited to, the repayment of such sums to the agency where
27 appropriate.] the institution of higher learning. The program is
28 to be carried out in accordance with rules and regulations
29 promulgated by the board of directors of the agency. Rules and
30 regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, provisions
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1 for the repayment of funds to the agency where appropriate.
2 * * *
3 Section 2. Section 7(a) of the act, amended February 21,
4 1986 (P.L.46, No.15), is amended to read:
5 Section 7. (a) All scholarship awards will be based on the
6 applicant's financial need, the minimum scholarship award being
7 one hundred dollars ($100) per academic year, the maximum
8 scholarship shall not exceed [two thousand dollars ($2,000)] two
9 thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per academic year and the
10 maximum scholarship award shall be established annually by the
11 board of directors of the agency at a maximum level not to
12 exceed [two thousand dollars ($2,000)] two thousand five hundred
13 dollars ($2,500) so as to keep expenditures within the funds
14 available through reenactment of appropriations as provided for
15 under the act of March 28, 1974 (P.L.228, No.50), relating to
16 the forward funding of PHEAA grant program and/or from funds
17 appropriated or made available from State, Federal or other
18 sources for grants during any fiscal year.
19 * * *
20 Section 3. Section 1 of this act (amending section 6(b))
21 shall apply to the academic year beginning July 1, 1990, and to
22 academic years beginning thereafter.
23 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days <--
24 IMMEDIATELY. <--
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